Cybernetic engine

Abstract

An internal combustion engine designed to enhance energy conservation and environmental pollution control with reliability and performance through the use of state-of-the-art technology. The engine incorporates a unique timing disc that allows the engine to be designed with 70% fewer moving parts, reducing both friction and weight. This in turn results in increased engine longevity with reduced maintenance. The engine is designed to increase the delivered horsepower by 40%, with less fuel consumption. The fuel delivery system is designed to create a clean burn, thereby increasing fuel efficiency; pollution and minimizing the load on pollution control systems.

I claim: 
     
       1. A timing mechanism adapted for use in conjunction with a four stroke internal combustion engine including a plurality of pistons disposed to reciprocate within cylinders and attached to a crankshaft in a timed sequence, each of said cylinders including a fuel-air intake and an exhaust valve; said timing mechanism comprising: a timing disc rotatably attached to said engine and operably attached to and rotated by said crankshaft, said timing disc including:   a number of sets of firing order magnets attached to said timing disc each being spaced radially outward from the axis of rotation of said timing disc; and   a number of sets of return magnets attached to said timing disc 180° outward from a corresponding set of firing order magnets;   a hall effect sensor attached to said engine and disposed in closely spaced relationship to one side of said timing disc such that the magnetic field of said magnets is detected by said sensor; and   means for electrically coupling said sensor to selectively operate said fuel-air intake and said exhaust valve of each of said cylinders in a timed sequence.   
     
     
       2. The timing mechanism of claim 1 wherein the alignment of said radially spaced set of firing order magnets with said sensor corresponds to a known position of one of said pistons within the cylinder. 
     
     
       3. The timing mechanism of claim 2 further including a plurality of radially spaced set of firing order magnets corresponding to each of said pistons, each of said set of firing order magnets being angularly spaced from the next adjacent magnets by an amount equal to 360 degrees divided by the total number of pistons. 
     
     
       4. The timing mechanism of claim 1 wherein each of said exhaust valves is a solenoid valve electronically coupled to said hall effect sensor. 
     
     
       5. The timing mechanism of claim 3 further including a plurality of radially spaced hall effect sensors disposed in aligned position with respect to each of said sets of firing order magnets as said timing disc rotates. 
     
     
       6. The timing mechanism of claim 1 wherein said sets of firing order magnets are positioned toward the outer edge of said timing disc and said sets of return magnets are positioned toward the innerside of said timing disc. 
     
     
       7. A timing mechanism adapted for use in conjunction with a four stroke internal combustion engine including a plurality of pistons disposed to reciprocate within cylinders and attached to a crankshaft in a timed sequence, each of said cylinders including a fuel-air intake and an exhaust valve; said timing mechanism comprising: a timing disc rotatably attached to said engine and operably attached to and rotated by said crankshaft, said timing disc including:   a number of sets of firing order magnets attached to said timing disc each being spaced radially outward from the axis of rotation of said timing disc;   a number of sets of return magnets attached to said timing disc 180° outward from a corresponding set of firing order magnets;   a hall effect sensor attached to said engine and disposed in closely spaced relationship to one side of said timing disc such that the magnetic field of said magnets is detected by said sensor;   means for electrically coupling said sensor to selectively operate said fuel-air intake and said exhaust valve of each of said cylinders in a timed sequence;   each of said exhaust valves being a solenoid valve electronically coupled to said hall effect sensor;   a monitor hall effect sensor attached to each of said solenoid valves, said monitor sensor being disposed to detect the magnetic field generated by current flowing to the solenoid valve; and   means for electrically coupling said monitor sensor to a processor having an error checking and correction routine.